pitched
Tossed toward home
Pitched describes something set at a particular level or angle.
A pitched roof slopes rather than lying flat.
A pitched battle is intense and sustained—forces fully committed.
The word often appears with modifiers indicating degree: a high-pitched voice, a low-pitched hum.
Something pitched toward a particular audience is aimed or adjusted for them: The presentation was pitched at beginners.
Bat-and-ball team sport
- softballVariant with larger ball
- cricketChirping legged insect
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
slider · knuckleball · changeup · sinker · splitter · mound · bullpen · catcher
Designated outdoor lodging area
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- stakesPosts or wagers
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- domeRounded vault forming roof
peg · guyline · groundsheet · canopy · shelter · tarp · bivouac · erected
Quality of sound
tuning · key · octave · register · timbre · intonation · inflection · modulation
Building's protective top
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- gradientRate of change across space
- tiltAngular deviation from level
slant · steep · rake · gable · rafter · eaves · dormer · shingles
Formal plan for consideration
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- ideaMental formation
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- productManufactured item for sale
investor · startup · selling · persuasion · promotion · marketing · campaign · endorsement
baseball
Bat-and-ball team sport
curveball · slider · knuckleball · changeup · sinker · splitter · mound · bullpen · catcher · batter
campsite
Designated outdoor lodging area
dome · peg · guyline · groundsheet · canopy · shelter · tarp · bivouac · erected · set up
tone
Quality of sound
low · tuning · key · octave · register · timbre · intonation · inflection · modulation · falsetto
roof
Building's protective top
tilt · slant · steep · rake · gable · rafter · eaves · dormer · shingles · thatch
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- ideaMental formation
- conceptAbstract mental construct
product · investor · startup · selling · persuasion · promotion · marketing · campaign · endorsement · branding
fierce
Violently intense or aggressive
conflict · struggle · fought · confrontation · skirmish · engagement · clash · melee · onslaught · fray
pitchedflat
Lacking vertical variation
level · horizontal · unpitched · even · flush
- pitch blackTotal absence of light
- pitched inContributed effort or resources
- pitch inContribute effort cooperatively
- sales pitchPersuasive commercial presentation
- pitching inContributing to group effort
- pitch darkComplete absence of light
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